Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2010
Consolidated Statements' of Sharholders' Equity (Parenthetical) [Abstract]
Dividends per common share	$ 0.72	$ 0.64	$ 0.55
Dividends per share - special		$ 1.25

Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6959260&loc=d3e187085-122770

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